Harmanpreet Kaur Needs 1 Run Against Pakistan To Break Mithali Raj's Record Of...

The Indian women’s cricket team will face arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. The high-voltage clash between the two Asian rivals is scheduled to take place at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday (June 14).

In the much-anticipated fixture, which is set to begin at 7:00 PM IST, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur will have the opportunity to create history.

If the right-handed batter from Moga scores at least one run against Pakistan, she will surpass Mithali Raj’s tally of 726 runs and become India’s highest run-scorer in Women’s T20 World Cup history.

At present, both Mithali and Harmanpreet have scored 726 runs in the tournament.

In the list of India’s leading run-scorers in the Women’s T20 World Cup, Mithali

and Harmanpreet are followed by Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues.

Most runs for India in Women’s T20 World Cup

PLAYER	MATCHES	INNINGS	RUNS	BEST SCORE	100/50
Mithali Raj	24	23	726	57	0/5
Harmanpreet Kaur	39	33	726	103	1/4
Smriti Mandhana	25	25	524	87	0/4
Jemimah Rodrigues	19	19	407	59	0/2
Punam Raut	15	15	375	56	0/3
Shafali Verma	14	14	362	47	0/0
Deepti Sharma	19	14	218	49*	0/0
Richa Ghosh	11	11	187	47*	0/0
Sulakshana Naik	12	11	170	59	0/1
Veda Krishnamurthy	14	13	158	36*	0/0

Mandhana, who is India’s highest run-scorer in Women’s T20 Internationals, has amassed 524 runs in 25 Women’s T20 World Cup matches, while Jemimah has scored 407 runs in 19 matches.

The overall record for the most runs in Women’s T20 World Cup history is held by New Zealand batter Suzie Bates. The veteran cricketer has scored 1,216 runs in 42 matches for the White Ferns.

Most runs in Women’s T20 World Cup

PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS	BEST SCORE	100/50
Suzie Bates	New Zealand	42	1216	94*	0/8
Stafanie Taylor	West Indies	35	1014	59	0/6
Alyssa Healy	Australia	42	1008	83	0/7
Meg Lanning	Australia	35	992	126	1/4
Sophie Devine	New Zealand	39	807	75*	0/4
Nat Sciver-Brunt	England	30	784	81*	0/7
Deandra Dottin	West Indies	36	776	112*	1/3
Charlotte Edwards	England	24	768	80	0/5
Beth Mooney	Australia	29	759	81*	0/6
Mithali Raj	India	24	726	57	0/5
Harmanpreet Kaur	India	39	726	103	1/4

Harmanpreet’s Record Against Pakistan in Women’s T20Is

Harmanpreet, who is set to become the first Indian cricketer to feature in all 10 editions of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday, has played 15 T20Is against Pakistan so far. In those matches, she has scored a total of 194 runs.

Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana are the only Indian batters to have scored more runs than Harmanpreet against Pakistan in Women’s T20 Internationals.